Best Liberal Arts Colleges Comparison Table

The following table shows Best Liberal Arts Colleges. You can sort the table by column by clicking/touching column titles and narrow down the college list by using buttons below.
RankCollege NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
1Pomona College
Claremont, CA
$62,326-1,5207%1,71694%7 to 1
2Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
$66,255-1,53013%92292%8 to 1
3Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
$62,412-1,5207%1,62593%8 to 1
4Amherst College
Amherst, MA
$67,280-1,5107%1,89891%7 to 1
5Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
$64,150$68,5251,51010%1,38991%8 to 1
6Williams College
Williamstown, MA
$64,860$64,5401,5309%2,22295%6 to 1
7Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
$64,910-1,5209%1,91594%9 to 1
8Barnard College
New York, NY
$66,246-1,5059%3,44291%10 to 1
9Colby College
Waterville, ME
$66,600-1,4908%2,29988%10 to 1
10Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
$64,525$47,4371,48017%2,24394%7 to 1
11Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
$65,280$14,5501,49013%2,84393%9 to 1
12Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
$64,862-1,48011%1,75988%9 to 1
13Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
$64,320-1,49014%2,44790%7 to 1
14Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
$65,740-1,49012%2,07292%9 to 1
15Carleton College
Northfield, MN
$65,457-1,49017%2,05990%8 to 1
16Haverford College
Haverford, PA
$68,300-1,50014%1,42191%8 to 1
17Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
$67,024$67,0241,48012%3,14191%9 to 1
18Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
$67,316$66,7361,42014%3,25393%7 to 1
19College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
$60,850-1,35036%3,08391%10 to 1
20Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
$67,805$67,8051,49019%2,45991%7 to 1
21Davidson College
Davidson, NC
$60,300-1,43017%1,92791%9 to 1
22Bates College
Lewiston, ME
$63,478-1,48014%1,79092%10 to 1
23Union College
Schenectady, NY
$66,456-1,39047%2,10784%9 to 1
24Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
$64,772$28,2801,39033%3,78786%9 to 1
25Scripps College
Claremont, CA
$63,434$48,5981,46028%1,09984%10 to 1
26Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
$67,932$28,9001,37016%2,20386%10 to 1
27Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
$62,692--18%1,21285%10 to 1
28Lafayette College
Easton, PA
$62,574-1,41034%2,72989%10 to 1
29University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA
$62,600$27,8521,47024%3,87687%8 to 1
30United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
--1,31011%4,45089%8 to 1
31Trinity College
Hartford, CT
$67,420$18,8801,38036%2,20583%8 to 1
32Connecticut College
New London, CT
$64,812$13,9501,42040%1,94884%10 to 1
33Smith College
Northampton, MA
$61,568$61,2601,44023%2,87388%8 to 1
34Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
$60,240$16,4801,31066%1,95982%8 to 1
35Saint Johns University
Collegeville, MN
$53,942$18,0301,07086%1,64575%11 to 1
36DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
$57,070-1,25066%1,75279%9 to 1
37Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
$55,704-1,25042%1,52779%11 to 1
38Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
$64,646$29,9951,45035%2,99283%9 to 1
39Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
$64,908-1,42028%2,17587%10 to 1
40Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
$69,330-1,42034%1,88587%9 to 1
41Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
$63,446$63,4461,43039%1,94282%9 to 1
42Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
$62,248-1,39026%2,75884%8 to 1
43Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA
$62,560$52,5061,40031%1,74282%8 to 1
44Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
$51,790-1,37582%1,28473%10 to 1
45University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH
$35,530$16,8441,09085%53463%7 to 1
46Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
$63,268$26,2951,31068%1,60773%8 to 1
47Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
$63,475$3,750-35%2,13783%9 to 1
48Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
$46,810$25,0001,21082%1,97785%11 to 1
49Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN
$54,310--74%2,07275%11 to 1
50College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN
$53,884$17,0731,12488%1,47078%11 to 1
51Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA
$59,196-1,28082%1,52773%10 to 1
52Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA
$51,186-1,18571%1,51276%10 to 1
53William Jewell College
Liberty, MO
$19,890$5,7361,08041%85362%10 to 1
54Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
$43,930$19,4401,34088%2,88588%12 to 1
55Centre College
Danville, KY
$50,550-1,30063%1,35786%10 to 1
56Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
$64,142$32,7101,43040%2,39282%9 to 1
57Millsaps College
Jackson, MS
$43,815$18,0001,28668%66156%9 to 1
58United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
--1,34012%4,39387%7 to 1
59Gordon College
Wenham, MA
$28,100$8,1131,19092%1,62868%14 to 1
60Denison University
Granville, OH
$64,000-1,37022%2,41684%9 to 1
61Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
$64,230$4,5001,37056%2,85481%10 to 1
62Lyon College
Batesville, AR
$31,000$9,840-60%49638%9 to 1
63Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA
$52,388-1,16040%84675%9 to 1
64United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO
--1,39516%4,08599%7 to 1
65Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
$55,461-1,33072%1,42678%8 to 1
66Saint Norbert College
De Pere, WI
$44,432$12,7901,12084%1,88271%11 to 1
67St Lawrence University
Canton, NY
$63,870$23,8401,32064%2,17583%11 to 1
68Rhodes College
Memphis, TN
$54,892$54,8921,40054%2,00885%9 to 1
69The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
$59,550-1,35056%1,96774%11 to 1
70Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
$36,842$36,1661,18081%2,02176%13 to 1
71St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
$56,970-1,37056%3,04684%12 to 1
72Austin College
Sherman, TX
$46,500$29,6001,24054%1,18273%11 to 1
73Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA
$61,492-1,39048%1,49390%9 to 1
74Luther College
Decorah, IA
$50,320-1,20575%1,61074%11 to 1
75Whittier College
Whittier, CA
$49,864$14,7421,22075%1,19265%10 to 1
76Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA
$40,000$9,3001,18064%55660%8 to 1
77Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
$54,960-1,24370%1,35367%8 to 1
78Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA
$31,725--60%2,56758%10 to 1
79Emmanuel College
Boston, MA
$46,686$14,3191,23080%2,01265%13 to 1
80Simpson College
Indianola, IA
$46,212$7,244-89%1,15166%10 to 1
81Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH
$52,357-1,21552%1,41066%11 to 1
82Transylvania University
Lexington, KY
$44,980-1,25091%97969%10 to 1
83Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
$68,380-1,37836%1,99085%9 to 1
84Hope College
Holland, MI
$40,420-1,21080%3,25180%11 to 1
85Berea College
Berea, KY
$49,326-1,21825%1,43361%8 to 1
86Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR
$62,350$19,1341,34069%3,59573%13 to 1
87Carthage College
Kenosha, WI
$36,500$30,0001,10082%2,66764%13 to 1
88Hanover College
Hanover, IN
$42,894-1,19074%1,12469%11 to 1
89Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
$57,400$57,4001,18077%2,23175%13 to 1
90Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI
$58,764-1,25079%1,21079%10 to 1
91St. John's College
Annapolis, MD
$39,126$21,0591,37050%54177%8 to 1
92Furman University
Greenville, SC
$58,312$14,9701,34067%2,44385%9 to 1
93Hendrix College
Conway, AR
$36,650$36,6501,23060%1,14468%11 to 1
94Beloit College
Beloit, WI
$58,554-1,29066%96471%10 to 1
95Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL
$43,520-1,11091%76756%10 to 1
96University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, VA
$32,540-1,04076%1,70444%14 to 1
97Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA
$45,806$14,0001,20071%1,49157%16 to 1
98Drew University
Madison, NJ
$45,360$26,0561,24073%2,09273%12 to 1
99Ripon College
Ripon, WI
$50,700$8,425-81%76656%14 to 1
100Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, MA
$66,594--95%29864%6 to 1
101Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA
$28,700-1,31085%51685%11 to 1
102Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN
$49,125-1,22561%83575%9 to 1
103Linfield University
McMinnville, OR
$49,530$36,173-89%1,75470%10 to 1
104Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA
$28,185$8,4001,13088%1,15174%10 to 1
105Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT
$50,040$12,1501,22585%1,39974%10 to 1
106Earlham College
Richmond, IN
$51,840$20,6511,27073%67774%6 to 1
107Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC
$54,100-1,28460%1,82382%11 to 1
108Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, CA
$37,450$37,4501,35057%45587%7 to 1
109University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, WI
$16,497$19,687-73%3,94740%17 to 1
110Wartburg College
Waverly, IA
$51,040$11,5001,06097%1,44467%13 to 1
111Wesleyan College
Macon, GA
$27,650$11,573-67%66045%7 to 1
112Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
$39,470$9,000-75%1,21162%12 to 1
113Erskine College
Due West, SC
$36,710$14,3501,03453%95646%15 to 1
114Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
$49,834$34,6601,13061%2,34977%11 to 1
115Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN
$51,430$29,7941,22084%1,51974%9 to 1
116St. John's College
Santa Fe, NM
$38,946$27,1801,37054%43971%8 to 1
117Bethel College-North Newton
North Newton, KS
$34,002-94097%49752%10 to 1
118Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA
$48,150$18,2001,24567%1,11476%11 to 1
119Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA
$41,350$19,5161,12090%1,42157%13 to 1
120University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
$59,900$38,6761,28083%2,02376%9 to 1
121Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
$37,470$9,2001,04577%1,02967%12 to 1
122The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
$53,698$18,7301,31552%1,70481%10 to 1
123Principia College
Elsah, IL
$33,280-1,12548%32376%6 to 1
124Willamette University
Salem, OR
$48,268$47,622-81%1,90976%11 to 1
125Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
$37,396$23,352-85%1,19349%15 to 1
126Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, MA
$62,080-1,34079%1,66779%11 to 1
127Bethany College
Bethany, WV
$34,816$11,625-65%62342%12 to 1
128Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX
$51,058-1,24045%1,48371%11 to 1
129Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
$32,092$27,3401,44021%1,67886%8 to 1
130Reed College
Portland, OR
$67,020-1,41031%1,53479%9 to 1
131Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY
$42,010$11,8801,13072%1,54846%14 to 1
132Albion College
Albion, MI
$55,746$30,000-67%1,45659%11 to 1
133Stonehill College
Easton, MA
$54,500$33,116-73%2,54379%12 to 1
134Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR
$32,480$17,1881,11072%1,78465%12 to 1
135Hiram College
Hiram, OH
$26,265$6,837-93%1,01852%10 to 1
136Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL
$50,374-1,23065%1,99367%11 to 1
137Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY
$63,678$34,7301,35050%1,69671%11 to 1
138Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
$40,290$20,550-84%79344%8 to 1
139Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
$54,202$16,2121,26060%1,75377%12 to 1
140Alma College
Alma, MI
$47,430$18,781-65%1,26062%14 to 1
141Washington College
Chestertown, MD
$54,356-1,25075%95571%9 to 1
142Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA
$41,100$14,5841,14073%1,53676%11 to 1
143Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA
$35,214$35,2141,08048%87046%13 to 1
144Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA
$48,002$48,6321,11085%1,49073%10 to 1
145Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
$41,140$14,8801,06084%1,16749%12 to 1
146College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME
$46,179$30,969-60%38058%10 to 1
147Siena College
Loudonville, NY
$44,405$26,1941,16080%3,64876%13 to 1
148Albright College
Reading, PA
$28,794$1,510-85%1,49848%9 to 1
149Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams, MA
$20,559$7,853-92%93855%9 to 1
150Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
$52,576---1,26465%10 to 1
151McDaniel College
Westminster, MD
$49,647$9,969-82%3,00066%12 to 1
152Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV
$19,082$13,1761,06096%3,23547%15 to 1
153Davis & Elkins College
Elkins, WV
$31,270-98575%65048%10 to 1
154St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD
$31,312$21,4161,25077%1,52070%10 to 1
155Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
$63,612$42,620-46%2,70671%9 to 1
156Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA
$40,464$15,6511,27084%88673%12 to 1
157Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
$56,630--69%50860%11 to 1
158Louisiana State University-Alexandria
Alexandria, LA
$14,650-1,00058%4,28931%14 to 1
159Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
$30,058--28%3,10274%11 to 1
160Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA
$56,402$14,7001,23076%1,21270%10 to 1
161Young Harris College
Young Harris, GA
$32,305$12,000-77%1,51149%11 to 1
162Wells College
Aurora, NY
$35,166--88%35750%8 to 1
163The College of Idaho
Caldwell, ID
$36,030$22,9751,16046%1,08259%10 to 1
164Birmingham-Southern College
Birmingham, AL
$22,750$8,4001,21057%97564%10 to 1
165Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA
$52,000$18,5941,14567%2,53369%10 to 1
166Goucher College
Baltimore, MD
$51,250$15,6901,22580%1,72758%7 to 1
167Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, FL
$28,222$10,018-44%1,31050%14 to 1
168Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
$30,020$11,299-66%1,90369%12 to 1
169Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA
$47,675-1,15075%1,05963%11 to 1
170Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
$42,260$18,7851,19572%80365%8 to 1
171SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, NY
$18,863$24,9831,26075%3,18266%11 to 1
172Northland College
Ashland, WI
$42,491-1,18568%51854%10 to 1
173Roanoke College
Salem, VA
$36,774$25,8001,16080%1,82671%11 to 1
174Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FL
$14,794$14,10090085%2,72734%15 to 1
175Thiel College
Greenville, PA
$36,864$32,192-82%90743%11 to 1
176Houghton University
Houghton, NY
$17,290$15,4991,20077%83360%10 to 1
177Knox College
Galesburg, IL
$55,587-1,29073%1,05874%9 to 1
178Westminster College
Fulton, MO
$34,188-1,03075%61063%9 to 1
179Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
$43,936$13,6191,22073%1,58767%10 to 1
180Franklin College
Franklin, IN
$37,350$39,8641,09093%95962%11 to 1
181Holy Cross College
Notre Dame, IN
$35,500-1,32076%43432%10 to 1
182Emory & Henry College
Emory, VA
$35,280$25,995-97%1,35857%12 to 1
183Randolph College
Lynchburg, VA
$29,010$17,3101,05095%55349%7 to 1
184Wittenberg University
Springfield, OH
$44,602$8,9521,20094%1,29957%10 to 1
185American Jewish University
Los Angeles, CA
$10,596$28,162--10850%3 to 1
186Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
$17,046$10,912-78%1,83050%13 to 1
187Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC
$20,480$19,612-25%1,09342%11 to 1
188Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN
$30,010$10,8151,12059%83056%12 to 1
189Bennington College
Bennington, VT
$64,644$24,6171,32045%88069%9 to 1
190University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC
$24,809$24,5751,24074%2,91458%12 to 1
191Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA
$27,804$21,1261,11880%28550%8 to 1
192The King's College
New York, NY
$21,690-1,28045%32656%8 to 1
193Fisk University
Nashville, TN
$24,298$23,5791,26971%1,05556%12 to 1
194Philander Smith College
Little Rock, AR
$13,014$21,600--76930%11 to 1
195Providence Christian College
Pasadena, CA
$35,147--87%13635%12 to 1
196Grove City College
Grove City, PA
$20,890$8,5501,25071%2,31680%13 to 1
197Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Merrimack, NH
$29,300---8970%9 to 1
198New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL
$29,944$28,0671,23075%68962%7 to 1
Average$55,881$29,0341,33648%1,95579%10 to 1